{"id":787,"date":"2012-12-10T15:19:50","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T15:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skisoo.com\/blog\/en\/?p=787"},"modified":"2013-04-23T09:49:05","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T09:49:05","slug":"kong-meng-san-phor-kark-see-monastery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skisoo.com\/blog\/en\/2012\/kong-meng-san-phor-kark-see-monastery\/","title":{"rendered":"Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to visit a temple with many superlatives in Singapore? Go visit the <a title=\"Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery \" href=\"http:\/\/www.buddhist-tourism.com\/countries\/singapore\/temples-monasteries\/kong-meng-san-temple.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kong Meng San Phor Kark See monastery<\/a>. It is the largest temple complex and the largest Buddhist temple in Singapore, it contains one of the largest image of Buddha in bronze (13.8 meters and 55 tones). There is also an image of Guanyin Bodhisattva with 1,000 arms and the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas (which, according to the signs for tourists, combines Southeast Asian architecture with modern design).<\/p>\n<p>It is a nice place to visit <a title=\"Location of Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com.sg\/maps?q=Kong+Meng+San+Phor+Kark+See&amp;hl=fr&amp;ll=1.36548,103.836422&amp;spn=0.02896,0.052314&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=sg&amp;hq=Kong+Meng+San+Phor+Kark+See&amp;hnear=0x31da1767b42b8ec9:0x400f7acaedaa420,Singapour&amp;cid=0,0,7375901702913868222&amp;t=m&amp;z=15\" target=\"_blank\">outside the center of Singapore<\/a> (there are several buses that stop right outside).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_795\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/SAM_0615.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-795\" class=\" wp-image-795 \" title=\"Temples\" alt=\"Temples\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/SAM_0615-584x438.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/SAM_0615-584x438.jpg 584w, https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/SAM_0615-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Temples<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_788\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_105620.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-788\" class=\" wp-image-788 \" title=\"Tse Tho Aum Temple\" alt=\"Tse Tho Aum Temple\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_105620-584x438.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_105620-584x438.jpg 584w, https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_105620-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tse Tho Aum Temple<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_791\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_110835.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-791\" class=\" wp-image-791 \" title=\"Pagoda of 10 000 Buddhas\" alt=\"Pagoda of 10 000 Buddhas\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_110835-584x438.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_110835-584x438.jpg 584w, https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_110835-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pagoda of 10 000 Buddhas<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_792\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_110852.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-792\" class=\" wp-image-792 \" title=\"Statue of Guanyin and Bouddhas on the grass\" alt=\"Statue of Guanyin and Bouddhas on the grass\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_110852-584x438.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_110852-584x438.jpg 584w, https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_110852-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Statue of Guanyin and Bouddhas on the grass<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_794\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_113122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-794\" class=\" wp-image-794 \" title=\"Image of Bouddha\" alt=\"Image of Bouddha\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_113122-584x438.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_113122-584x438.jpg 584w, https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_113122-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image of Bouddha<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_796\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/SAM_0598.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-796\" class=\" wp-image-796 \" title=\"Dragons\" alt=\"Dragons\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/SAM_0598-584x438.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/SAM_0598-584x438.jpg 584w, https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/SAM_0598-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dragons<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_790\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_105957.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-790\" class=\" wp-image-790 \" title=\"Green space near the temples\" alt=\"Green space near the temples\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_105957-584x438.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_105957-584x438.jpg 584w, https:\/\/img1.skisoo.com\/2012\/12\/20120819_105957-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green space near the temples<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to visit a temple with many superlatives in Singapore? Go visit the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See monastery. 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